The western false smooth snake or Iberian false smooth snake (Macroprotodon brevis) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Iberian False Smooth Snake being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Macroprotodon mauritanicus
- Coronella girondica
- Zamenis hohenackeri
- Coronella austriaca
- Tachymenis peruviana
- Conopsis nasus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Macroprotodon
- Species
- Macroprotodon brevis
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